Transition to being an Active Member Articles
One’s testimony of the Church and the gospel of Jesus Christ is not a static thing. It can grow or fail, depending on how one nurtures it. The following is a reflection on the nature of testimony, written by Aaron. At the time Aaron wrote this, he was a student at the BYU Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies:
A remarkable feat of engineering is the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, U.S.A. The bridge was part of an initiative to alleviate ferry traffic and make the flow of people and materials easier to get around the San Francisco area. It was first opened in 1937, and at the time was the largest suspension bridge in the world, measuring 2.7 kilometers.. It was painted a beautiful vermillion orange to enhance its visibility in the fog as well as protect it from the high salt content in the air. Festivals commemorating the opening lasted for 7 days with speeches from city leaders, music, dancing, and parades.
For the next 30 years this architectural achievement,... Read the rest of this article »
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The modern Church of Christ exists to help you and your family draw closer to God through ordinances such as baptism and the sacrament and through support and activities in the local congregations. The threefold mission of the Church centers on drawing all people closer to Christ:
Perfect the Saints
A saint is a member of the Church, meaning one who has or will be sanctified (made a saint) by Jesus Christ; perfecting the saints means working to help every member establish a closer relationship to God through service and fellowship.
Proclaim the Gospel
The Mormon Church does this through missionary work, which includes over 55,000 missionaries in over 160 different countries.
Redeem the Dead
This is done through genealogy and temple work
Perfecting the Saints:
Time, Talents, and Service
Each of us has a duty to “work out [our] own salvation with fear and trembling (Philippians 2:12). We need to be improving ourselves through education and service... Read the rest of this article »
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The mission of the Mormon Church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) is to bring all people to Christ by preaching faith and repentance followed by baptism in His name. The aim of everything that the Church does is to strengthen people spiritually and to help them develop deeper relationships with Jesus Christ. To achieve this goal, the Mormon Church sends out thousands of missionaries every year, distributes copies of the Bible and the Book of Mormon for free, and invites everyone to attend services at the local Mormon chapel to learn more about the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
This mission has three areas of focus: strengthening the members of the Mormon Church in their faith, preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the world, and performing vicarious baptisms for those who died without having had a chance to learn about Jesus Christ and His Church. This is called the three-fold mission of the Church. Of this, President Gordon B. Hinckley, late... Read the rest of this article »
